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    Texans
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jackson Slater in the 89th overall pick, a good 60 spots before the room expected him. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

On value alone, Walker makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 26 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They talked themselves into Dylan Fairchild at No. 79, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
They reached into another round for Jackson Slater, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 166 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Travis in No. 241 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.